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Surprising Luis Arraez twist puts the Padres’ reunion plans on thin ice

Related Topics: Luis Arraez, Jake Cronenworth, PADRES

For a minute, Luis Arraez felt like one of the rare Padres free-agent situations that didn’t have to turn into a full-blown scavenger hunt. San Diego already knows exactly what he looks like in this lineup.

The fit is obvious. And MLB.com even framed Arraez as still being in the Padres’ wheelhouse, especially if the roster creates a cleaner first-base lane (Jake Cronenworth trade speculation and all).

Reds prediction adds a nasty wrinkle to the Padres’ Arraez reunion talk

But MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince also floated a “revision” landing spot that should make Padres fans sit up a little straighter: the Reds.